Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Farideh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 230 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She usually wears her grey robe and has her club always slung over her shoulder. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is short and black. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Masseuse first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Galiena was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Galiena decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 cp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears professional attire. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Ernest was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is white and curly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.